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And then this happened...

Yesterday (29th), Eddie reached three months of age. A quarter of a year ALREADY! It's also coming up to one year since the FET which created him, and I'm so thankful every day that he has come into our life. I feel so lucky to be able to experience this.He's growing so much! I weighed him yesterday and discovered that he's put on 2 kilograms since his 2 month weigh-in. He now weighs 7.9 kg (or 17.4 pounds), a veritable little CHUNK! We are currently on the 4th day of his 3 month growth spurt which has meant that he demands food every 2 hours, and feeds like a demon during each feed (frantic, and for a long time). At night he sleeps for only one hour before waking up demanding more food, so its taken a toll on my sleeping as I can't always get back to sleep before having to get up and nurse again. So if I'm up 5 times in a night, then that's at least 5 hours less sleep I'll be getting (depending on whether I get back to sleep again before the next feed). I've become a zombie, but Eddie seems very happy, so I guess that's the main thing. Om top of the demands of this growth spurt, my hubby has a really bad head cold. He came home from work at 2am the other night, and he's been standing in the rain and wind for an hour during his shift. Now he's sick as a dog. He won't go near Eddie or me (except that he sleeps in the same bed as me), and I don' want him touching anything so he can't transfer germs. So for a few days I'm in charge of all household duties, as well as looking after Eddie. Chop actually called me efficient yesterday! That is not a word he throws around lightly (because he is the most organised and efficient person I've ever met), but he seemed impressed that I was getting everything done at the busy evening times when we normally share the tasks of cooking dinner and bathing Eddie. Anyway, hopefully he won't pass his horrible sickness onto us because handling sleep deprivation and a bad cold would suck!Here's some developmental things I've noticed in Eddie recently:

He can now grab his toys, I put a toy on his belly and he now looks at it then with both hands, he'll grab onto it and bring it up to his mouth. Quite often he will close his fingers around the ring of a hanging toy and wave it around in the air between attempts to eat it.

Eddie is constantly chewing on his fists. Sometimes he tries to fit his whole hand in his mouth! He can nearly do it too, and he's got big hands!!

He 'talks' a lot more now. I can have long conversations with him making coo noises that sound like he's answering questions or commenting on things I'm talking about. It's so cute because he 'talks' and then gives me big gummy grins.

His head control is awesome now, especially when he's being carried around. He still gets wobbly/tired during tummy time, but that's a whole workout in itself.

He still won't go to sleep on his own. It's still a lot of walks with the pram or drives in the car. During this growth spurt, I've let him fall asleep on me while feeding because he really needed a nap and I didn't have the energy to battle the tears of trying to get him to sleep after playtime.

When he's on his play mat, he now twists himself into weird shapes as he strains his neck around to try and watch TV. I always place him in the opposite direction of the TV, but he's worked it out. He is almost lying on his side sometimes as he twists around. Sneaky.

So far so good with avoiding the cold, fingers crossed it stays that way. Chop is missing human contact so badly! He's desperate for Eddie cuddles (and he misses mine too). Hopefully you're able to catch up on some sleep soon.

Congratulations on the milestone and great progress! With so much constant feeding you could try feeding lying down and dozing - he will probably just latch on himself! You lie on your side and bub lies in the space under your arm, propped on his side if needed. Can be tricky to get the right position but you end up in a doze state, helped by the oxytocin from feeding, and remember to move away any excess bedding. Not full sleep but maybe better than absolutely no rest. We have been dealing with colds in our household and have hand sanitiser everywhere to keep those pesky germs contained. Must say I can't live without my Manduca baby carrier these early fractious days - best investment ever! got to be cheaper than driving around to get bub to sleep and you can just do whatever you need to while they sleep on you. Whatever anyone says you can't 'spoil' a baby by giving them 'too much' close contact and affection :) here's to more peaceful and settled times...

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